The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-04-02

hers uf the legiNIHtil"', aud tht' CIV.
ernor Of The sal" >h''lli all hr +ir,ltd
FIR four wars Instead IT twn rs hey
nnw are. So tha elections wanA not
ncctm otteher than uhrt in tour wears.
Under the IL" as II nov exists he
people are hapity nut of nur r,ciion
until they are drawn into another. and
the officer who is elected iur only lWo
wars never ceases Ia he candidate
from one election Ia anu:hrr. Ihia
four wear rule. am informed, has
lhe4w adolrrrAEn Many states Of The
Union, and is working very satisfnc
toriIy. In addition TO this these elec.
tilns cost the people If the 4'a'e
large gum OF mnu+y, aud the sd"l-
ton of any plan that will save money
is always an interestlI 9 sui j~ct 10 the
taxpayer who is not Ia offi'e. The
present Legislature has passet hill
allowing judges aud clerks of cleo
tions conlpeusStion for their services.
III addition to the costs already incl
dent to them; and while perhaps
there is nothing wrong in this, yet
the fact remains that il will makr
each election in this state cost $4,000
~ Sis, 600 more than heretofore.
But there is another matter Of GER
tainly 10 less Importance than that,
aud that is that the members of the
legislature, having been elected for
four years, the general assembly should
nor meet Oftener than that.
This legislature has passed hill
submitting 10 the people proposed
amendment 10 The constitution Ms IT,
The manufacture aud sale of intoxi5a.
ting liquors 1t this Amendments
should he adopted, as believe it will,
the result will be decrease to the
amount Of $500, 900 or 100000 in
the revenue of the state, which must
be supplied from some source, | for
one AIN unwilling that ala additional
tax should he placed upon the land
of the peoI ID Of the state if it can he
avoided. The state debt, amounting
to many millions of dollars, is still
resting like an incubus upon the hopes
aud prospects Of the people If this
state and while it has been salisfae-
torily settled, fact upon which The
people Of The state should be most
heartily congratulated, vet it has not
been paid. 10 the payment Of this
debt, principal and interest, Tennessee
and her people have promised every
thing that is sacred, her good faith,
her fair name, her honor, her all and
while she intends 10, can, ami will
pay every cent Of the principal and
interest of this deb, it should he the
desire Of evefv man who has the ill.,
lerest % his state at heart, that it
should he accomplished 10y tae impo-
SitiOn Of the very slightest possible
burdens upon the people.
Good men who have the interest of
the little children of Tennessee nj
heart, have struggled very hard for
the past ten or twelve years to estai'>
lish Il good system CT public schools
in the state, aud they have, with the
assistance OF the democratic party.
succeeded in doing 80, and the only
thing now necessary is FOR the state tn
So manage her finances that she can
raise enough money to carry cut the
system and the question which We
desire to submit 10 the people for
them to decide, is, shall We have more
schools or more Legislation
This hill has already passed the
house by u decided majority, where
it met with little opposition. under
the championship of Col. Savage,
1.-THE old man Of the mountains, and
who, MIR Speaker, | cannot refrain
from saying, is one Of the best and
most unselfish friends that the people
of Tennessee have ever had. The
time If the election is fixed at the
regular August election IN 1883, 50
that there will he no additional ex-
pense attending it.
Let tia people I e heard upon this
question at the ballot box, the only
way in which they can he heard to
speak directly under our form Of gov
eminent, and whatever their verdict
is will he satisfactory. The people
seldnm make mistake They are
slwavs, when they act with ressonS-
bic lights before them, right.
| can understand, Mr.. Speaker,
why the politicians and lobbyists aud
professional members of the legislH,
ture who want to spend all their lime,
at 81 y day, Iegislaling for the people,
should oppose this bill, but ! eannoI
understand bow any true Representa-
tive of the people, who has their IN